Redskins Sign Vonnie Holliday

Not to mention competition - something we have been lacking. The way to find the diamonds in the rough, or those whose play may have been lacking in the past, is to try to stir up their competitive nature, and see if any shine through. If not, you have lost very little, but the chance of gaining one, two, or even three gems is worth the risk.
exactly.. we've been complaining about poor depth/backups for awhile.. and now that we're signing guys to COMPETE for a backup role that weren't already on our roster we have guys flippin out like they're being penciled in as starters just from the signing

I didn't realize he had 5 sacks in a limited role last year. Sounds like he could still be an effective player. Read somewhere that he's like a Philip Daniels type in that he keeps himself in top shape for an older player.

I didn't realize he had 5 sacks in a limited role last year. Sounds like he could still be an effective player. Read somewhere that he's like a Philip Daniels type in that he keeps himself in top shape for an older player.
can't hurt to have another guy like Phil

This is a smart approach to instilling the work ethic you want on your team. The more guys there are who could take your job, the harder you've got to work to keep your job. Same thing Portis is experiencing at RB, and Kelly/Thomas are experiencing at WR.

And then the side benefit is you get a bunch of guys involved in your system through training camp, then when the inevitable injuries hit later in the season, you call one of them back and put them back on the roster to plug the gap.

can't hurt to have another guy like Phil
looking at his rankings on PFF he's top 5/top 10 type of guy

looks like he was just a cap casualty, some good stuff at the bottom (voted as a team captain, etc)

More on the Vonnie Holliday dilemma - The Phinsider (http://www.thephinsider.com/2009/2/10/754214/more-on-the-vonnie-hollida)

We have bigger needs at 3-4 OLB than we do at 3-4 DE's. I still don't see why we sign Adalius Thomas.

Sure we're set at the one OLB spot with Orakpo, but Andre Carter didn't fit well in the 3-4 when he was with San Fran. Lorenzo Alexander isn't suited enough to temporarily play man or zone coverage. Ditto for Jeremy Jarmon, and I think that Chris Wilson isn't that strong enough to play the run, as well as man coverage.

just saying we should bring in some 3-4 OLB's who are proven.

We have bigger needs at 3-4 OLB than we do at 3-4 DE's. I still don't see why we sign Adalius Thomas.

Sure we're set at the one OLB spot with Orakpo, but Andre Carter didn't fit well in the 3-4 when he was with San Fran. Lorenzo Alexander isn't suited enough to temporarily play man or zone coverage. Ditto for Jeremy Jarmon, and I think that Chris Wilson isn't that strong enough to play the run, as well as man coverage.

just saying we should bring in some 3-4 OLB's who are proven.

Well this coaching staff doesn't seem to be that concerned about whether players fit a certain position or not.

Fittingly, two of Hollliday's closest comparables (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HollVo20.htm) according to PFR are: Renaldo Wynn and Phillip Daniels.

Holliday's career is just really impressive, but only in hindsight.